Simply random stuff

[Mr. Afternoon]

So, the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie storyboards partially leaked, and it looks like the movie is adapting all the plot points from Sonic Adventure 2.
I'm not sure what rating this children's movie will get, because in the original game, a terminally-ill 12-year-old girl gets mowed down by a SWAT team, and the main villain's grandfather practically gets executed by a firing squad. If I remember correctly.

 

[ar surround]

Take a look at the size box that these two packs of two little light bulbs came in. One might think that the shipper was totally paranoid about breakage. And look at all the paper packing material. If it had been wallpaper, I could have done a whole room...

 

[cbmmm3]

This is exactly why I canceled my trip to Lansing yesterday. Figured I didn't want to battle the roads getting back home last night.

smart move.

 

[Sonik Wiz]

So, the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie storyboards partially leaked, and it looks like the movie is adapting all the plot points from Sonic Adventure 2.
I'm not sure what rating this children's movie will get, because in the original game, a terminally-ill 12-year-old girl gets mowed down by a SWAT team, and the main villain's grandfather practically gets executed by a firing squad. If I remember correctly.

Sonik the Hedgehog, planking.
Because I never pass up the chance to embarrass myself.

 

[mandrix]

It has only dropped to 44 here is central Florida so far but it will get to mid thirties a few times,the hottest place I been to was in uncle sam's yacht club and trip to Bandar Abbas,Iran in 73.We were playing war games with the Shah of Irans navy before the Ayatollah took over.We hit the beach for liberty at around 115-120 degrees.

Got pretty hot in Nam but I don't recall any specific temps. Humid.

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

Sonik the Hedgehog, planking.
Because I never pass up the chance to embarrass myself.

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Wow planking! I haven't seen that in a long time! Makes me feel old...well, as old as I can feel

 

[mandrix]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/styl...isrc=nl_most&itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f009
World's greatest stereo.

 

[Bill B]

Wow planking! I haven't seen that in a long time! Makes me feel old...well, as old as I can feel

I've never heard of it until today. Had to go to Wiki.

 

[mandrix]

I've never heard of it until today. Had to go to Wiki.

Me either.

 

[Sonik Wiz]

I've never heard of it until today. Had to go to Wiki.

Yeah that shot is from way back 2011 at an anime con. The fad is over with but I still have my hedgehog cap!

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

Yeah that shot is from way back 2011 at an anime con. The fad is over with but I still have my hedgehog cap!

The cap in the pic is actually Knuckles the Echidna, no?

 

[Sonik Wiz]

The cap in the pic is actually Knuckles the Echidna, no?

Since it's red, yes. Good catch!

 

[Bill B]

The cap in the pic is actually Knuckles the Echidna, no?

I refuse to Wiki that. LOL

 

[mandrix]

Hello! Hooray! They just strung fiber down my driveway!
I hope it comes soon, it's simply a must
But I hear no connection until August.
So I'll bide my time until that day
-ponder on how I shall pay.

Seriously though, 2Gig up/down for $100 a month the network admin told me. Well.. before the State gets their taxes in. I could choose lower speeds, of course.
So tired of ADSL.
"Boondocks" comes to the 21st century at last. I'm stoked.

 

[ar surround]

Sonik the Hedgehog, planking.
Because I never pass up the chance to embarrass myself.

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I've never heard of it until today. Had to go to Wiki.

Me either.

It's in wiki under the subset of "torture."

 

[MidiMagic]

Dirty contacts on the switch seems most likely, although with damn near every piece of electronics having a microprocessor in it, it’s hard to say for sure.

I agree. Check nearby related connections also.

 

[LB-V]

Sonik the Hedgehog, planking.
Because I never pass up the chance to embarrass myself.

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Planking? Dang...for a second I thought it was table whoopie....but I may try it anyway...!

 

[LB-V]

I agree. Check nearby related connections also.

Hey...now that contacts were mentioned....after a very long time I integrated a 7.1 Zektor into my system last night!!! I'm quite pleased.

However, when I switch between different processors while playing, I get a significant pop out of the speaker(s). It does not do it everytime, but the majority.

Any thoughts or experience? Much appreciated.

On the bright side, it was extremely cool switching between the DPL II, QSD-1, Tate 101A on the fly.

I should have mentioned I could have asked the same question when previously using my cheap manual switches to do the same thing. Those caused the pop as well. I was hoping the Zektor would eliminate that for whatever reason.

 

[mandrix]

I agree. Check nearby related connections also.

Well I pulled the electronics out of the sub. I had no contact cleaner, guess I used it all hosing a video card a while back. So I used WD40 on the switches, liberally, then blew it all out with my air compressor. Seems to be working OK now. The switches are of course soldered to the board, so if further problems arise I may have to locate some replacements.

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

Hello! Hooray! They just strung fiber down my driveway!
I hope it comes soon, it's simply a must
But I hear no connection until August.
So I'll bide my time until that day
-ponder on how I shall pay.

Seriously though, 2Gig up/down for $100 a month the network admin told me. Well.. before the State gets their taxes in. I could choose lower speeds, of course.
So tired of ADSL.
"Boondocks" comes to the 21st century at last. I'm stoked.

You're gonna really enjoy Fiber. I can't even imagine having to go back to 100mbits down 10mbits up...seems like torture now!